steenkamp, and his family says he opposes the charges strongly. >> he used to revel in the limelight, but he arrived in the courthouse in pretoria today, a frenzy of media interest in the fallen hero. relatives and friends. his twin and his sister. the packed court room himself. hear, the glamorous couple at the heart of the trial. was it a terrible accident or a murder? the police displayed as evidence this pistol. the television cameras were switched off in court as pistorius arrived, and he broke down, sobbing, when they announced the charge of premeditated murder. in a statement issued by his family, he insisted that the alleged murder is disputed in the strongest terms. "our thoughts and prayers should be for reeva and her family regardless of this terrible, terrible tragedy." they say they need more time to prepare their defense. it will be postponed until next tuesday. more controversially, it was decided instead of going straight from here to the local prison, he can return to the relative comfort of a nearby police station. pistorius rose from the bench, had a brief exchange